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Researchers may be on to a blood test that can be used to accurately, easily, and quickly screen women for gestational diabetes in place of glucosetolerancetests. This technology is under exclusive license by Mellitus from Harvard University. A prospective study was done at Brigham and Women’s Hospital showed that glycated CD59 (GCD59) may be […]. News Treatments American Diabetes Association FDA gestational diabetes MORE >>

and Richard Jackson, MD If an oral glucosetolerancetest (OGTT) is done and a diagnosis of diabetes is confirmed, do you need to perform another test? By Richard S. Beaser, M.D., Do you know the procedures to perform an OGTT? MORE >>

Data on Alzheimer''s disease patients revealed 30% had glucose intolerance and 13% showed results consistent with diabetes two hours after a first fasting glucosetolerancetest. This suggests that undiagnosed prediabetes and diabetes are common among patients with Alzheimer''s disease, and that these patients should be subject to screening, a researcher noted. The results were presented at the Alzheimer''s Association International Congress. MORE >>

Researchers evaluated 28 children aged 7 to 11 years with normal weight to determine whether glucosetolerance could be improved by interrupting sitting with short, moderate-intensity walking bouts. An oral glucosetolerancetest was used to measure insulin, C-peptide, glucose and free fatty acids every 30 minutes for 3 hours. MORE >>

Pre-diabetes is characterized by fasting blood glucose numbers between 100 and 125 mg/dl, or an A1c between 5.7 Pre-diabetes describes a condition where blood glucose levels are less elevated than in type 2 diabetes, but they are not in the normal range. Changes in blood glucose metabolism that precede diabetes build over time, so it is likely things haven’t been normal for a while. More recently an A1C test that is between 5.7 MORE >>